Heading to India!

Brian will be working in India for 6 weeks or so in August and September and surprisingly I don't have any weddings in September, so I'll also be traveling to India for a month-long adventure!

I've traveled out of the country before, but never as a "grown up" and never alone. Brian will be flying out a week before I do with a coworker, so I'll be making the 39 hour journey from San Antonio, Texas, to Chennai, India by myself. It's a little scary, but I'm looking forward to it more than I am nervous.

I'm planning to leave on August 16, which gives me a little over a month to get all of my travel documents in order, make travel arrangements and pack. We also have to make sure our apartment, bills and business are all taken care of while we are gone. Brian and I just finished our to-do list and it is pretty daunting! We have several doctor appointments, major purchases and a lot of little things to do before we depart.

I'll be chronicling my journey here including preparations for the trip, my stay in Chennai, volunteer work I am hoping to do in India, training for a half-marathon while in a foreign county, and all of the wonderful sights and sounds I am sure to see while exploring. Buying a new camera that is small enough to fit in my tourist purse is on my to-do list so I'll have lots of great photos to share as well.

Stay tuned for more on our trip preparations!